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rdf:type |
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lifeskim:mentions |
umls-concept:C0010453,
umls-concept:C0012652,
umls-concept:C0019994,
umls-concept:C0038404,
umls-concept:C0079809,
umls-concept:C0085494,
umls-concept:C0085495,
umls-concept:C0205372,
umls-concept:C0439851,
umls-concept:C0733511,
umls-concept:C0871261,
umls-concept:C1280500,
umls-concept:C1552596,
umls-concept:C1704632,
umls-concept:C1705241,
umls-concept:C1705242,
umls-concept:C1706817,
umls-concept:C1947931,
umls-concept:C2911692
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pubmed:issue |
5
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pubmed:dateCreated |
2010-6-23
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pubmed:abstractText |
To describe the effect of active surveillance to control vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) after an outbreak, 549 surveillance rectal cultures were performed in 308 patients (35% positive). An educational intervention to prevent transmission was implemented. Infection and colonization by VR- Enterococcus faecalis decreased, but Enterococcus faecium persisted despite control measures. Infections by VR-E faecalis fell to zero in 2008. We observed difficulties in controlling colonization with measures directed mainly by surveillance cultures and differences between responses of E faecium and E faecalis.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal |
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pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical |
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Jun
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pubmed:issn |
1527-3296
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pubmed:author |
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pubmed:copyrightInfo |
Copyright 2010 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.
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pubmed:issnType |
Electronic
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pubmed:volume |
38
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
406-9
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:20006408-Anti-Bacterial Agents,
pubmed-meshheading:20006408-Disease Outbreaks,
pubmed-meshheading:20006408-Disinfection,
pubmed-meshheading:20006408-Enterococcus faecalis,
pubmed-meshheading:20006408-Enterococcus faecium,
pubmed-meshheading:20006408-Environmental Monitoring,
pubmed-meshheading:20006408-Feces,
pubmed-meshheading:20006408-Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections,
pubmed-meshheading:20006408-Handwashing,
pubmed-meshheading:20006408-Hospitals, Public,
pubmed-meshheading:20006408-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:20006408-Infection Control,
pubmed-meshheading:20006408-Microbial Sensitivity Tests,
pubmed-meshheading:20006408-Patient Isolation,
pubmed-meshheading:20006408-Population Surveillance,
pubmed-meshheading:20006408-Tertiary Prevention,
pubmed-meshheading:20006408-Vancomycin,
pubmed-meshheading:20006408-Vancomycin Resistance
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pubmed:year |
2010
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Outbreak of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in a tertiary hospital: the lack of effect of measures directed mainly by surveillance cultures and differences in response between Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Infection Control Department of Hospital Brigadeiro of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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